By: Amanda Anderson-Niles
The ladies of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” have always been able to draw big numbers, but ratings broke records when Kenya Moore and Porsha Williams came on in season five.
However, now season seven’s numbers aren’t as strong, and the show’s viewership has been declining faithfully just about each week.
According to TV by the Numbers, the season premiere brought in a whopping 3.83 million viewers, but last Sunday’s episode slipped all the way down to 2.79 million.
Numbers haven’t been this low since season five.
Despite the decline, it’s possible things will pick up again once the ladies face off on their trip (there’s even an upcoming showdown between Kenya and Phaedra that results in Phaedra trying to hit Kenya with her purse), so all hope is not lost just yet.
So Team Twirl, y’all wanted us to credit Kenya for the ratings surge so now do we get to blame her for the ratings drop too?
I am not shocked at all. They are dragging out the same story lines from two seasons ago. And Claudia is boring. She is not the firecracker they tried to make her out to be. I know Demetria isn’t on yet, but I don’t expect her to be all that interesting either.
I just think people can tell that the drama is very manufactured now. When the show first started, all the women actually knew each other and they were friends. So the drama was organic and fit. Now everything is so fake and forced. They need to go back to the basics after this season and fire some people. Kenya should have been gone after her first season. We have yet to see the real her. Phaedra too. Cynthia is boring and can go. Nene can stay but she needs to go back to her old self. I can’t stand this Hollywood Nene. Porsha can get her peach back because she is the only person who brings the humor. But she needs to let us see her dating life.
That is a huge drop. Well I’m one of those people who just got extremely bored and irritated by everything. One of my biggest issues is Bravo keeps trying to make Kenya the star of the show and it’s just not working. Then her constant need to be a victim and never own up to the dirt she does makes me not even want to tune in anymore. There’s nothing entertaining about her crying and talking about how mean everyone is to her, while she neglects to talk about the mean things she does.
I’ll tell you what is hurting this show…the annoying stans. Kenya’s stans are one of the main reasons I’m no longer pressed to watch anymore. They get on here and all the other blogs and they take the show way too seriously. And if you don’t like Kenya, they call you all kind of derogatory names and say offensive things about black women. To top it off, Kenya encourages that by calling Nene a moose, ghetto beast etc. It’s just too much and I’ve been watching since season one and I don’t like what the show has become.
I’m not surprised the producers bring in passive aggressive Kenya who plays the victim all the time it’s exhausting. Claudia has no storyline whatsoever she brings absolutely nothing to the show but they got rid of Porsha because she was too boring so they say. They keep beating us over the head with that played out Kenya/Phaedra/Apollo story line. Peter is still being a messy marvin,Cynthia is still the weak a-s woman she has always been get gully with Porsha but quiet as a mouse with Nene. I’m just over RHOA.
Welp. Someone on here called it and said this season would flop. I guess they were right.
When it’s all said and done, history will say Kenya killed this show off. She was never a true fit for RHOA. She’s not a wife, never been married and all she does is cause chaos and division. You can tell she’s never even had any real female friends either. She’s too busy trying to compete with other women than actually develop friendships. That kind of woman won’t work on a show that was created to feature friendships between women.
I just think the hype has died down. The ratings aren’t bad. I’m sure producers will make big changes next time though. Some people have overstayed their welcome.
The thrill is gone.
After all the Nene-bashing last season, and Kenya’s “oh woe is me” impressions, viewers have been turned off. Gone is the fun we had with Nene and Kim, and instead we have ratchetness courtesy of Kenya, and her minions Cynthia and Claudia. That sh-t isn’t fun, it’s boring as hell.
RHOA…has run it’s course! There is no story lines…Kenya is who flew over the coo coo nest. Cynthia, don’t have a story line, boring…Phaedra’s marriage is over….Kandi, is no longer a sugar mommy…Claudia….Claudia who?
Mrs Nene Leakes is doing bigger and better things today….very smart woman! Smart move, Nene!
I stopped watching after Kenya and Porsha came on. I didn’t like either and knew they would bring the show down.
Kenya and Porsha were the biggest mistake to that show. Both ladies are boring. Why do I miss Sheree and Kim days though!
Well Team Twirl says Kenya is the new queen of RHOA, well a drop in ratings is a result of that.
This is what happens when you hire the Love and Hip Hop producers.
bring back sheree and marlo.
bring back sheree and marlo.
The ratings will probably pick back up when more drama ensues, which is actually sad. The current viewers seem to be interested in only the drama. It’s a formula that’s unsustainable because eventually the drama becomes exhausting. That’s the main reason why I stopped watching.
It’s usually slow at first but I think these numbers are a sign that people are bored with the current story lines. How much longer do we need to talk about those damn text messages? And Cynthia and Nene? That’s a snooze fest. And Claudia serves no purpose.
They messed up by trying to make Kenya the new queen. She isn’t likable enough or interesting enough to take that title for Nene. Even when Nene becomes unlikeable, she has a certain presence about her that makes people want to tune in and keep up with what she’s doing. Kenya will never have that kind of charisma.
Getting Rid of Kenya Is Way Too Easy. I Think They Should Keep Her And Make Her Suffer. What They Should Do Is Get Rid of Her Tired A-s Clique Cynthia, Claudia, & Demetria. Then Bring Porsha back on Full Time And Finally Bring Back Sheree.
I’ma need for Kenya’s fans to have a stadium of seats. When the show was popping you said it was because of Kenya and it’s her show. Now it’s tanking and it’s everyone else’s fault but Kenya’s. I can see why y’all like Kenya. Y’all are just like her. Delusional, annoying and undeservingly arrogant.
Only one name will bring back excitment. (SHEREE)